No Bullshit. No Bad Faith. In 5 Minutes or Less.Former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg delivers his first speech as a Democratic presidential candidate in Norfolk, VA
What can we say when every day is historic? House Judiciary gathered today — actually, at the time of writing this email they are still at it — to debate amendments to the proposed articles of impeachment. Warren's drawing new offensive plays to keep her in the game. And, UK election results are in. Plus, Trump swings, Greta scores.
Rudy Giuliani: mayor, candidate, cyber probe, lobbyist, lawyer, and self-appointed private investigator. Is there any job he can do? Watch this week's Animocracy and decide for yourself.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) discusses how articles of impeachment against President Trump were decided on at her weekly press conference in Washington D.C.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) says helping billionaires "doesn't help grow the economy" in a speech at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College
President Trump discusses enacting "long overdue reforms" to paid family leave in a speech at the White House
The DOJ watchdog found no evidence of political bias in the FBI's probe of the 2016 Trump campaign — but if you thought this would cause Republicans to stop defending their boss, think again. A handful of House Dems could derail what was supposed to be an easy impeachment vote. Could Joe Biden be a one-and-done kinda guy? And Lindsey Graham makes us all want to shower in Purell.
Nineteen years ago this week, the Florida recount ended. The presidential election was settled when the U.S. Supreme Court effectively ruled in favor of George W. Bush. Watch how history was made in this week's episode of Rewind.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) discusses her plan for her first 100 days in office if elected at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, D.C.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) questions Justice Dept. Inspector General Michael Horowitz on accusations of political bias in the FBI's 2016 Russia investigation
President Trump discusses his executive order to combat anti-Semitism in universities at a White House Hanukkah reception
As "coincidence" would have it, Trump met with the Russian foreign minister behind closed doors right after the House publicly introduced their two articles of impeachment. And say hello to the USMCA: our new trade deal resulting from a rare moment of cooperation between the House and the president. Plus, that IG report from way back when (yesterday) is causing a stir as Barr and Trump start their spin.
House Judiciary Chair Jerry Nadler (D-NY) announces two articles of impeachment against President Trump: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discusses his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov today in Washington D.C.
Andrew Yang explains how his universal basic income plan specifically empowers women during an interview with the Des Moines Register in Iowa
What's that old saying... save the loudest for last? A quick rundown of today's House impeachment hearing: Chairman Jerry Nadler banged the gavel at 9:09 a.m. ET, got objected at 9:10, and got protested by InfoWars at 9:11. Good times. Trump's already found a way to spin that new DOJ Inspector General report, and two Dem frontrunners are in a war of words. Plus, the season's hottest new handbag is here.
Judiciary Committee Democratic Counsel Barry Berke testifies that if Trump's conduct isn't impeachable, then "nothing is"
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) discusses his plans to fix broken immigration laws and the criminal justice system in Carson City, NV
President Trump discusses charter schools policies at the White House's roundtable on empowering families with education
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If you haven't seen Trump's tweets today, he wants you to know unemployment is down. Really far down. The 2020 Dems started swinging this week, at each other and at voters. And, we found out The White House will not participate in Monday's impeachment hearing. Plus, in other non-shocking news, Rudy was in Ukraine (again) this week. Actually. We're not joking.
With Kamala Harris's exit, an awkward reality dawned on Democratic leaders: The cast of the December debate is shaping up to be all-white. That reality, in turn, sparked a wider unease with how the party has handled the debates… John Heilemann is analyzing this and more in Recap 2020.
President Donald Trump celebrates the November job report and says the numbers "have been phenomenal" during a meeting today
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) attacks fossil fuel industries and urges young people to vote at the Des Moines Youth Climate Strike
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) defends Obamacare and her public option plan at her Indianola, IA town hall
Sharpen your colored pencils, folks — the House is drawing up official articles of impeachment and McConnell is at the ready. Biden capitalizes on Trump's NATO summit embarrassment. The SNAP food stamp program is under attack, just in time for Christmas. Plus, remind us to never incite the wrath of Pelosi.
The DOJ Inspector General report didn't exactly go as Trump had planned. What the president thought would be "worse than Watergate" turned out to be a whole lotta nothing. See if Bill Barr can turn lemons into full-blown conspiracies in this week's Animocracy.
